Does anyone use Vonage with a C-phone. Any info please. Att wants to change me 10 c/minute. nm
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I am wondering if there is a way to use your C-phone with Vonage phone service?
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May have to change phone companies, have switched to job using a C-phone. sm
Currently have Embarq (formerly Sprint), and my usage will be going up about 12,000 minutes a month. What phone companies offer really unlimited for a flat rate? TIA.
Anyone know if you can use Vonage with a C-phone? nm
nm
Vonage with C-phone - sm
I use VOIP digital phone from Time Warner cable with my Lanier and have had no problems - unless the cable goes out, which (knock on wood) doesn't happen often. Hope this helps.
You can use Vonage with C-phone
I have used it for over 2 years now with both C-phone and Lanier. It does work better with the C-phones. Good luck.
Can I use my C-Phone with Vonage? SM
I live in small town America. We have one telephone company that serves our rural county which is CenturyTel and it sucks. If we moved 7 miles up the road, we would be able to get SBC or AT&T. I have my phone line and DSL internet through CenturyTel and have nothing but trouble. I am supposed to have unlimited long distance which I have had since May of last year. Last month I received a $3000 phone bill because for whatever reason, they disconnected my unlimited long distance. When I called them to pitch a fit, they apologized, said they were rectifying the matter, and told me I only owed the usual $100 which I promptly paid. I got a disconnect notice today saying they are going to disconnect me if the $3000 I owe isn't paid by March 1st. I am now on hold with the 5th person I have had to talk to at this incompetent, rinky dink phone company and I am pulling my hair out. This isn't the first time I've had problems with them. They've switched my service packages before for no apparent reason and the only explanation I get is "Hmmmm, I apologize for that, I'm not sure why somebody would do that." Or my personal favorite, blame the phantom employee "she just didn't put in the computer right, but I'm fixing it for you now."
Anyway, sorry about the rant, but I'm truly losing it! I have decided to call the cable company and get internet through them and try to work with Vonage, but I need to actually plug my C-phone into a jack and I understand that Vonage is all wireless through a router. I need to know is there a way to plug a phone cord into a Vonage modem?
I am just so frustrated!
Vonage & C-phone
I'm passing this tidbit along.
If you have Vonage and are having trouble connecting to the dictation system, here's the solution. Purchase one of those little two-line plastic gizmos from Radio Shack. I don't know what it's called, but you can plug it into a wall jack and then plug two phones into it. It was used in "the old days" before Cable and DSL lines, and your computer modem and telephone shared the same line.
Pop this gizmo into the back of your Vonage router. Plug a regular phone into one socket and your C-phone into the other.
Dial into the transcription station with the regular phone. Punch in all of the codes and once you're fully connected, pick up the headset for the C-phone, put on your headset, hang up the regular phone, and you're set to work!!! 
Vonage and c-phone
Hello, Anyone has vonage and a c-phone attached and working? If so, how is your quality. I currently have Bellsouth/AT&T with their DSL for cable, whenever I use my c-phone my internet acts flaky. DH wants to switch to Comcast cable for internet and vonage..will save us money that for sure. Any comments?
I have used vonage with c-phone and currently Lanier sm
voicewrite EX and have no problems. I just have the personal plan. I didn't see any reason to get the business plan. You have unlimited long distance on both but they charge you more for a business. I have used vonage over a year. I love the $27.00 a month. It is good to have a regular phone line also because when internet is done vonage is down also.
Vonage phone service
I have been using Vonage for about 4 months now, and I really love it. My bill has never been over 23.00 and the only drawbacks I have seen is that sometimes my voice will have an echo-like quality that is a little distracting and the other is if my internet service is out for some reason, I don't have a phone, but it is very rare for that to ever happen. The low bill more than makes up for it. My phone company bill used to be at least 75.00, and I never could figure out what half of the charges stood for. Even the people who worked at the office couldn't explain it!
Has anybody tried Vonage for phone service?
Any opinions would be appreciated. Thanks
Is there a way to use my C-phone with my Vonage setup? SM
I need to plug my C-phone into a phone jack. My Vonage setup is completely wireless set up by my local cable company.
I've got an analog telephone line, but the local phone company in this area is incredibly incompetent and I am at the end of my rope and am desparate to figure something else out. I have called this company of Keystone Cops four times trying to order their unlimited long distance plan. Each time they have apologized for the inconvience and said "somebody dropped the ball" and they are just so sorry. This morning I called them for the 5th time because I got a letter in the mail yesterday thanking me for signing up for the 5 cents a minute long distance plan! Now I'm told that they are making "notations" on my account and when I get my bill at the end of the month I will need to call their "investigations department" to get the long distance charges reversed.
So as you can see, my frustration meter is maxing out with these people! Help me figure out a way I can use my Vonage with my C-phone and tell these people to hang themselves with their telephone line!
Help! Vonage, Satellite, C-phone
Does anyone out there successfully use a C-phone with Vonage with satellite internet? I have Hughes.net satellite (can't get DSL in my area). My C-phone foot pedal has a lag in using all the controls of FF, RW, and Play. I have upgraded my Hughes.net service, increased the bandwith, and am still having the same problem. If you also had this problem, what did you do to correct it? TIA
I have been using my C-phone with vonage for about 4-5 years
Actually since I first heard about vonage.
It works great and I have the unlimited small business plan about $50 a month without all the hassle of a regular phone service.
I also got my phone number as a local phone number for my family so when I am not working they can call and it doesnt cost them any long distance which is a win win situation in my book.
Does anyone experience a lag when using Vonage with C-Phone?
I have a DAC digital transcribe unit and I dial into a DVI system. I have noticed there is a lag. When I let off my pedal, the dictation continues to play for a second and then stops. The auto backspace is skewed because the dictation plays forward too much when I left off my pedal.
Anyone else experience this and is there anything Vonage can do to correct it?
I've never used Verizon, but I tried using Vonage with my C-phone and ... SM
I didn't find Vonage to be very reliable. Some days I would have no dial tone and the phone wouldn't be working and I would have to reboot my high speed modem, reboot my router, and then reboot my Vonage modem. This happened a lot after thunderstorms and ice or snow storms. Some days I'd be working and lose my connection. I had trouble with dialing out even though I could receive calls and had to wait for Vonage to fix a server problem.
It just got really annoying for me. I mean the unlimited long distance was great, but I need something more reliable. My local phone company ended up offering an unlimited long distance package at a reasonable price and I jumped at it. Now I've got a regular 'ol analog phone line with unlimited LD and I pay about $40 month and that's with an in-line service package which means if I have any jack or line problems, I don't have to pay extra for a technician to come out and fix it for me.
I use Vonage with a C phone and Lanier with no problems, love it.
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I have had no problems with Vonage at all, I haved using Lanier and a C phone.
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C-phone info regarding phone lines etc.
I am completely clueless on the subject of a C-phone. Can someone help me understand exactly how this works? Do you have to specifically have a separate "dial up internet" service to use the C-phone? I currently have cable internet and am wondering if there is anything else I need to get. I guess I should contact my phone company. At any rate, any help anyone could give would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
Time change info......sm
Go to Microsoft.com and look for time zone edit patch...it'll probably be at the top of downloads. Download and you're ready to go!
time change info
Mine did come through on auto updates.
Not to change the subject but any info on Amphion?
TIA
c-phone info
What type of company are you working for or rather how will you work. (i.e. dialing up into thier system or downloading voice files via internet). The only difference in a C-phone which only stands for Connextions phone, is that it is basically a modified telephone. It will work just like a phone if you are not transcribing on it. It is just basically rigged for a foot pedal. I use mine to dial directly into the dict. system at the facility that I work for. I have 2 lines, one for internet and 1 for phone (still dial up in my area but this works fine for me right now). I have unlimited long distance so I don't need an 800. I just call in and transcribe remotely from home. Buttons are programed just like they are if you were sitting at a station in the hospital. Others may work differently. Mine, when I dial in it asks for my number and then I transcribe and sign off as usual.
I pay $35/month through Vonage for unlimited LD. Local phone co. charges $50/month. NM
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here's all the info I have about the C-phone ringer - hope it helps! - SM
TURN RINGER ON
1) DISPLAY READS: TIME DATE
PROGM MSG DIRCTY
PRESS: PROGM
2) DISPLAY SAYS: PROGRAM
KEYS ID/TIME TEL
PRESS: TEL
3) DISPLAY READS: ELECTRONIC LOCK
ON OFF
PRESS: OFF
4) DISPLAY READS: DIGIT LIMIT 99
REVISE? YES NO
PRESS: NO
5) DISPLAY READS: LINE 1 RING ON 9
REVISE? YES NO
PRESS: YES
6) DISPLAY READS: ENTER
LINE 1 RING ON __
PRESS: 1
PRESS: STOP
TURN RINGER OFF
1) DISPLAY READS: TIME DATE
PROGM MSG DIRCTY
PRESS: PROGM
2) DISPLAY SAYS: PROGRAM
KEYS ID/TIME TEL
PRESS: TEL
3) DISPLAY READS: ELECTRONIC LOCK
ON OFF
PRESS: OFF
4) DISPLAY READS: DIGIT LIMIT 99
REVISE? YES NO
PRESS: NO
5) DISPLAY READS: LINE 1 RING ON 1
REVISE? YES NO
PRESS: YES
6) DISPLAY READS: ENTER
LINE 1 RING ON __
PRESS: 9
PRESS: STOP
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
If ringer is on, DISPLAY READS: LINE 1 RING ON 1
If ringer is off, DISPLAY READS: LINE 1 RING ON 9
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~C-Phone Ringer Off
Go to PROGM, then TEL, then hit NO until you get to LINE 1 RING ON (should say 9 or something) hit YES and enter 1 and then push the stop key.
Info on C-phones, cost, phone expense, etc.?
Hello,
Can anyone give me some information on C-phones for transcribing - Cost of the C-phone itself and phone expense for transcribing, etc.?
Thank you!
Paid by the minute... new to me... does $1.14/minute sound reasonable?
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Even 4.5 is too low. doctors do not change - they still hem and haw, change, change stuff along wit
It is just not enough for the work. Speech is great on the wrists but you are not just reading what is typed, you are making a lot of changes. I have a hard time doubling a lot of days with all the changes I have to make. Just my opinion.
Don't change. I had to change back to cable. SuddenLink DSL stinks! nm
nm
Change provider vs change to business plan
In your place, I would seriously consider changing providers if there were others available in your area, but I'd ask around about their service quality first. It may not be any better. If there are no other providers, then consider changing your service package to a business account rather than residential. They're usually more expensive, but they also tend to get faster service if there's a problem.
Last summer, I had no electricity for 3 days due to severe storms, but there were some 600,000 in the same boat with me. We just had to wait it out. It's a downside of working at home.
change attitude, change life
The first thing you need to change is that defeatist attitude! I know that's hard at times like this, but that's when you need to most.
I won't go into detail, but my financial situation is also at an all-time low, we couldn't even exchange gifts., daughter in hospital twice, & no med insurance)..but then I heard about how much worse things were for others around me this season. Now I'm thankful instead!
C-phone used to call in to dictating systems to receive work. A special phone. nm
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I had a lot of trouble with static in my C-phone. I replaced the phone cord and that made a big
difference. Also, have you tried a different headset? Also someone told me one time that there is a microphone under your volume control on the right corner of the C-phone. It's a tiny hole. If you break off a Q-tip and stick that into the hole that will squelch a lot of background noise and that worked as well. As far as getting your C-phone service, I heard that Dictaphone is "sunsetting" C-phones at the end of this year. Meaning, they aren't going to service them anymore as they are considered an obsolete technology. So, I would contact Dictaphone and see what your options are.
I know very little about Lanier equipment. I've not used it as extensively as Dictaphone. Is there a local appliance repair place in your area? You might ask one of those places to take a look at your equipment and see what they think. Kinda scary, cause they could do more harm than good, but maybe worth a shot.
Not much help, I know. But I thought I would share what tiny bit of obscure knowledge I do have. 
I've changed them between an old phone and new phone, but the same company, i.e. Nextel.
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I use my c-phone whenever we travel. You can hook it directly into your room phone. Be sure and as
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I think you can dial into most systems that require C-phone without having a C-phone nm
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C-phone and ATT. There is no problem with the C-phone, but ATT wouldn't let me use unlimited.
nm
I have cable phone access and my C-phone works - sm
I am not sure about you problem, because it sounds just like I have mine hooked up. The only thing I can think of is that mine has 2 line hookups in the back of the phone. If you have this too, I would just try the other one, which you probably have already done. Sorry that was not much help. I wish you luck
Get out while you can. Things will *never* change unless you change them. (nt)
I have a very loud hum when using my C-phone, but no hum when I'm using the regular phone. SM
Anyone else experience this problem with their C-phone? Is there a problem with my C-phone? At first I thought it was my telelphone line and called the phone company. They sent a technician out to replace the lines and check the house, but the hum is still there on the C-phone.
It's driving me batty!
If you use a C-phone for work and have a digital phone
through cable, have you tried to take an incoming call?
We only have one phone line. I rarely get/make calls and when I do we have cell phones. I just started working with a C-phone and got digital phone. I can go a month and my phone not ring, so far have gotten 3 calls today, but I'm afraid that if I try to answer the phone that I will lose my report.
I guess I could pull up a report and have my husband call on his C-phone and test it that way and then if I lose it no biggie.
Anyone use/try C-phone with Medicom's phone service?
Wondering if it works?
Vonage
Any of you out there using Vonage? It seems like a really good deal, 25.00 a month for unlimited (opposed to the 110. we pay for Verizon). Anyone using it to connect to hospitals? and do they say anything if you are using 8 hours solid for work? I see they have a small business plan for around 50. If any of you have it, how is the connection and the sound quality.
I have been using Vonage for almost
a year now. I didn't get the business plan and I didn't tell them what I was using it for, and they have never said anything about it. I do dial into a hospital and have used it on a personal basis. The sound quality is good. I have been disconnected a few tiimes in bad weather but not for very long and only maybe twice since having it. Go for it, I think you'd like it. Good luck!
Vonage
I would like to get Vonage but I have two extension phones in my house and they told me it would only ring on one phone and not on the extensions. Any suggestions?
It is not against the law for Vonage as they are
However, for the other LD companies i.e., Sprint, Verizon, etc., it is not allowed. I also used my local carrier only to be notified several times that I could not use it for this type of work and if I continued they would disconnect my service! I know use Vonage and have had no problems.
I use Vonage
Only VoIP plans don't put a minute limitation on "unlimited" long distance, i.e, 5000 minutes a month or whatever. So far no problems. I still get nervous about it though because they could crack down at any time like the other traditional LD companies started doing.
Vonage
I use Vonage.
I am using Vonage
My husband and I are using Vonage. It was a handle to get going but now seems to be smooth sailing. The only problem is if we loose our cable modem then our phones go down as well. Also if you have problems more than likely you will be speaking to someone in India, so I do not know if it is based out of India or what.
Vonage here
Vonage has worked well for me. I pay about $27 a month on the residential plan and have had it for about 4 months. I know some people have had problems with getting disconnected a lot, but I haven't. It must depend on where you live. I use a high volume of LD for MT and haven't had any troubles (so far).
Vonage
I have had such little trouble with Vonage that I sometimes forget that is what I am using. They are great, no problems.
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